That is a very true point, but it could have backfired on him as well. They could have got it thinking it was something else, especially since iTunes messed up and put it under Pop instead of comdey!Scarlatti @ November 16, 2008 08:37 am wrote: I agree, an Al pic might have marketed better.
But maybe Al chose the cover because, as he did with the song title, he wanted to confuse people. Maybe this could lead to a new audience. I've seen people looking on iTunes and avoiding Al, cause they think the album cover means its not 'real' music. People could therefore be more willing to download WYL if the album cover suggests something other than comedy music. This could lead to a whole new bunch of Al fans who listen to WYL and think 'this ain't bad...Im gonna listen to more of this Al guy'
Well, thats what I think anyway.
I was a little confused about the cover as well. It was not a typical Al cover and I had to double check to make sure that it WAS actually Al's song before purchase. The quality of the song is not deminished by the cover though. And yeah of course I'll go with having his face on the cover because...oh come on!
There was only one point in WYL that I felt the lyrics were a little forced and that was when he said "dump the flavor packet on it and eat it." Felt a bit wordy for the music...but still loved the song!